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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by triceratops on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @01:07PM (#25849712)
> The federal government is the government of the individual states.

In that case, why aren't state legislatures or state governors voting for president and members of congress?

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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by joshuamorton on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @01:15PM (#25849818)
They did, originally. But then we passed the 17th amendment due to rampant bribery on the part of state leaders selling senate seats.
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by chipsa on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:37PM (#25851658)
Technically, the state legislatures are entirely in control of which electors are sent for the Presidency. It's just that all of them use the popular vote to determine that. They could pass a law that the governor decides who goes, or that the state legislature chooses exactly who. But they don't at this time.

And prior to the 17th, Senator were chosen by the state governments as well.

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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by triceratops on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @06:23PM (#25853249)
> But they don't at this time

Presumably because people of those states don't want it that way. Which means they consider the federal government "their" government, not the "government of the state".

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